Is 221 Lewis Ave rent stabilized?
221 Lewis Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 8 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 221 Lewis Avenue — or 221 Lewis Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 8 apartments it sits near the middle of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East), where the median building has 7. HPD lists no open violations at this address — one of 212 such buildings among the 818 this site tracks in the neighborhood. Of the 82 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 92 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 8 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3016250002 |
Owner & management
| Owner | LEWIS QUINCY LLC 29 KEAP ST. · BROOKLYN, NY 11249 |
| Managing agent | JAY GUTMAN |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 0 open / 82 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 92 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 7, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 221 Lewis Ave rent stabilized?
221 Lewis Ave in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 221 Lewis Ave?
221 Lewis Ave (BBL 3016250002) has about 8 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.